PUBLICATION AUTUMN 2010

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Binding: Hardback with dust-jacket

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Marryat - Prince of Fly Fishers

Terry Lawton

George Selwyn Marryat was the man who, according to Halford, father of the dry fly, taught him everything he knew about tying flies. He was friends with Halford, Francis Francis and William Senior - but because he was reluctant to write he has received less attention than he deserves. This biography sets that right - it is a fascinating history of a skilled fly fisherman and fly tyer, from his early days fishing in Dorset, to his years in the army in India and Australia, and back to his trout fishing in the UK.